Process for demonstrating perfumes or the like.



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v or consumption of the same,

fumes, toilet waters,

tion of glycerin or perfume the less fragrant will be the solu-.

J. THOMAS .A. DE VILBISS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

PROCESS FOR DEMONSTBATING PERFUMES OR THE Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented J uly 2. 1912}.

Application filed October, 21,1911. Serial No. 655,900.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. DE VIL- mss, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Process for DemonstratingPerfumes or the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

.In the demonstrating of perfumes and toilet waters it has been thegenerally established practice to employ atomizers to discharge theliquid in spray form upon the clothes of persons. This method ofdemonstrating the fragrance of such liquids is objectionable not onlybecause of the rapid use which is of very considerable pecuniaryimportance when expensive perfumes and toilet'waters are beingdemonstrated, but also because of the oily nature of perfumes and sometoilet waters or liability of the same to soil or spot clothes,especially the fine clothes of women.

, There are also other objections to the demonstrating of perfumes, etc,in this manner, but those above mentioned are the principal ones. g

lhe object of my invention is to provide an improved method ofdemonstrating perand the like, whereby the consumption of the same fordemonstrating purposes will be reduced to a minimum and the dischargethereof may be effected infldry visible vapor form directly upon thefinestzof cloths or other articles without injury thereto In-thecarrying out of my lllYQIlltlufl, I mix the perfume, toilet water, orthe like, with glycerin or other suitable liquid of a greaterconsistency than perfume, which is adapted to form the body of thesolution,

- and then place such solution in a nebulizer to be. dischargedtherefrom in vapor form as desired. In the mixing of such liquids, theproportions thereof may be varied within a wide range, as thegreatcr theproporother body liquid'to the tion. Upon a nebulizing of this solution,the glycerin or the like enhances the visibility of the vapor producedby reason of the glycerin forming a vehicle for carrying the minuteparticles of the perfume a considerable distance when discharged fromthe nebulizer, such discharge plainly appearing in dry cloudlike orvapor form, whereas if the perfume were discharged alone in vapor ornebnlized form it would carry only a very short distance and wouldalmost immediately be lost to sight upon its discharge into theatmosphere.

IVhilc the perfume. when the solution is nebulized, appears liquid, itis found that the solution can be discharged directly upon the finestcloths or other articles without any damage or iiijury thereto andwithout leaving any moisture thereon, and also that the full fragranceof the perfume is retained in the vapor until it becomes entirelydispelled in the air, and even then the fragrance of the same ispresent.

It will be apparentthat this provides an excellent means fordemonstrating perfumes and similar articles, due both to the very smallquantity of the same that is. used, as compared with the methodsheretofore employed for demonstrating such articles, and also tothejharmless character of the same when discharged upon tine wearingapparel.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. The method of demonstrating perfumes or toilet waters, consisting inmixing therewith an odorless liquid of greater consistency than sucharticle whereby the visibility of a vapor produced therefrom is enhancedand the moisture of such vapor lessened, and then effecting anebnlization of the mixture.

2. The method of demonstrating perfumes or toilet waters consisting inmixing glyccrin therewith whereby when the liquid is discharged in vaporform the visibility of the vapor is enhanced and the moisture thereofminimized, and then effecting anebulization of the mixture.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two sut *cribing witnesses.

' THOMAS D'E VILBISS- Witnesses: C. W. OWEN,

M. J. OPPENHEIM.

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